Spending (Hansard, 22 October 1993)

HC Deb 22 October 1993 vol 230 c368W 368W

§ Mr. John Marshall
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what percentage of gross national product is spent on defence in(a) the United Kingdom, (b) Germany, (c) Japan and (d) France.

§ Mr. Hanley
Defence expenditure for the United Kingdom, Germany and France in 1992 as a proportion of GDP, is set out in figure 11 of the 1993 "Statement on the Defence Estimates" (Cm 2770) and is respectively 4.1 per cent., 2.2 per cent. and 3.4 per cent. Japan is expected to devote around 1 per cent. of its GDP to defence in 1992–93.